Hartog Schaap was a son of Hijman Hartog Schaap and Sara van de Beek. He was born in Hilversum on 30 January 1861 and started his working life as a butcher. On 17 March 1903, he married Johanna Gobas in Oldenzaal, a daughter of Arie Gobas and Judik Marcus who was born there on 21 October 1879. After…